Instructor and Reference Librarian - UIC Law

University of Illinois Chicago•Chicago, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law's Louis L. Biro Law Library seeks an Instructor and Reference Librarian to join its team of librarians in providing research services to students, faculty, and other patrons of the Law Library. The position will hold Instructor faculty rank within the School of Law faculty and report to the Director of Law Library & Instructional Technology. This role is suitable for an early career librarian.

Requirements

Master’s degree in library or information science from an ALA accredited program or its foreign equivalent
J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school or its equivalent

Nice To Haves

Academic library experience
Evidence of library operations experience (including, for example, acquisitions, budgeting, reference, collection management)
Evidence of teaching experience in an academic environment or its equivalent
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Mastery of common U.S.-centric legal research platforms and law office software
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Availability to work occasional weekend and evening hours, both for instructional and faculty-related duties (like commencement)

Responsibilities

Teach courses in the School of Law curriculum, including Advanced Legal Research and courses in the Lawyering Skills (legal research and writing) program
Provide research and reference service to students, faculty, and other patrons of the Law Library, both in-person and remotely
Conduct research instruction sessions and consultations for School of Law classes, individual patrons, and groups of patrons
Create and update research guides and other information for patrons
Participate in Law Library planning and collection development
Perform other duties as assigned